Ginnifer Goodwin

Episode number: 1

Overview: In the Season 7 premiere, Ginnifer Goodwin hopes to connect her father with the grandparents he never knew, and uncovers a dark side of her family tree that includes instability and drug addiction.

J.K. Rowling

Episode number: 2

Overview: JK Rowling sets off on a journey to uncover her maternal French roots. She stumbles upon a family mystery, and uncovers a harrowing tale of wartime heroism, then discovers the actions of a brave ancestor.

Alfre Woodard

Episode number: 3

Overview: Alfre Woodard investigates the paternal side of her family and explores the origins of her surname.

Into the Archives

Episode number: 4

Bryan Cranston

Episode number: 5

Overview: Bryan Cranston's happy childhood shattered when his father abandoned the family when Bryan was just 11. Seeking answers, Bryan explores his paternal roots, finds a troubling pattern of desertion, a man of honor and an aunt he never even knew existed.

Tom Bergeron

Episode number: 6

Overview: Television personality Tom Bergeron researches his paternal roots in France and discovers his nine-times great grandmother, Marguerite, who endured upheaval and faced going against her Protestant upbringing in order to survive.